The Sleepwalker (2014 film)
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Sundance film poster
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| Directed by | Mona Fastvold |
| Produced by |
Karin Julsrud Tim Duff Julie Christeas Schuyler Weiss Turid Øversveen |
| Written by | Mona Fastvold Brady Corbet |
| Starring |
Gitte Witt Christopher Abbott Stephanie Ellis Brady Corbet |
| Music by |
Sondre Lerche Kato Ådland |
| Cinematography | Zack Galler |
| Edited by | Mike Mazzotta Jon Endre Mørk |
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4 1/2 Film
Tandem Pictures |
| Distributed by | Nordisk Filmdistribusjon(Norway) |
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Running time
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92 minutes |
| Country | Norway United States |
| Language | English |
The Sleepwalker is a 2014 Norwegian-American drama film written and directed by Mona Fastvold. The film stars Gitte Witt, Christopher Abbott, Stephanie Ellis and Brady Corbet.
The film premiered in-competition in the US Dramatic Category at 2014 Sundance Film Festival on January 20, 2014.
A young couple, Kaia and Andrew, are renovating Kaia's secluded family estate. Their lives are violently disrupted upon the unexpected arrival of Kaia's sister, Christine, and her fiancé, Ira.
The Sleepwalker received mixed to positive reviews upon its premiere at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival. Rodrigo Perez of Indiewire praised the film and said that "A darkly mysterious and extremely accomplished first feature, The Sleepwalker suggests the things we lost in the fire might be much deeper than material possessions." Thomas Willett of Cinemabeach gave the film a positive review and said that "As a debut, Fastvold makes a promising, complex film that shows confidence. With great performances by an intimate cast, she manages to capture the nuances of disagreement without falling into soapy territory."
However, Dennis Harvey, in his review for Variety, gave the film a negative review by saying that "Mona Fastvold's consistently intriguing debut may leave audiences feeling it's all buildup and scant payoff." Justin Lowe in his review for The Hollywood Reporter called the film "A tentative feint toward genre territory can’t conceal the slightness of this heightened drama."
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